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September 11, 2013 at 9:40 PM #765399
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[quote=FlyerInHi]Man, expensive car.

For that kind of price I’d rather buy an investment condo that will return me money every month. But I guess, I won’t be enjoying life as much.

I have a Toyota Camry, a Nissan Frontier and a Toyota Tacoma. I never bought a luxury make.

Electric is pretty cool. My condo allows people install electric chargers at their own expense but nobody has done that yet. Are those things too big to fit in a parking space? Post a picture of your SDGE setup.[/quote]

Ha, ha. Well, I already own several investment properties. I agree that cars are a HORRIBLE investment. I’m typically NOT the type of guy that buys expensive cars. I have been pretty prudent with investments all my life.

I’ve always maintained the attitude that cars are the WORST investment you can make. And this is by far the most expensive car I’ve ever purchased. Previous to this the most expensive was my car that I bought when I moved here which is an Audi Q7 TDI which wasn’t cheap. But this Tesla by far is more expensive and the expenses are still piling up with it.

But I LOVE LOVE LOVE technology and this car is about as good as it gets for me. I already own many investment properties and I haven’t bought myself anything since I’ve had kids so I figured it was time to reward myself a bit.

I’ve NEVER enjoyed driving until buying this car. I’ve been the type that would rather take planes and I HATED driving. But now I really love the experience and find excuses to drive every chance I get now.

The set up for the meter doesn’t take much room in a house. I’m not sure how complex it is for a condo but I just had lunch today with a guy that installed one in his garage. It sounded like a nightmare (you can read his follow up post to my post here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/21255-My-experience-getting-a-dedicated-EV-TOU-2-electric-meter-with-SDGE-in-San-Diego ) But he managed. But as you can read from his post, his situation was also a nightmare getting the dedicated meter.

Sure, I’ll post a photo tomorrow of the meter but honestly it’s just a second meter next to the first one. But I’ll post a photo.

Oh yeah, another benefit is you can drive the Tela in the HOV lanes in California. Technically/legally you are supposed to wait until you get your license plates and then apply but I still haven’t gotten my plates yet.

I’ve been driving in the HOV lane alone anyway as I figure any cop will know the Tesla. And I’m happy to report so far I’ve been on I-5 and I-15 three times when I’ve ever had a cop go by me or I’ve gone by them and they just waved! I don’t have the HOV stickers on my car and probably won’t put them on as they are so ugly. But I figured I’d post about that side benefit of owning a Tesla and being able to ride in the HOV lanes.